Significant M5.0 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Maluku Sea 184km from Manado (Indonesia) on Thursday Afternoon.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on April 2nd, 2026. Last updated April 19th, 2026.

In the Maluku Sea 184 kilometer from Manado, Indonesia, a significant MAG-5.0 aftershock occurred in the late afternoon of Thursday April 2nd, 2026.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Maluku Sea, 102 kilometers (64 mi) off the coast of Indonesia, 184 kilometer east of Manado in North Sulawesi. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 35 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Apr 2, 2026 17:52 (Jayapura Time) - Apr 2, 2026 08:52 Universal Time.
Location:	184 km east of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Coordinates 1°23'39"N 126°29'56"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.0 Detected by 108 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.055 .
Depth:	35 km (22 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in Indonesia . Ternate in North Maluku, Indonesia is the nearest significant place from the epicenter. The earthquake occurred 119 kilometer (74 mi) northwest of Ternate.

A complete list of nearby places is included below.

Overview of nearby places

This is likely an aftershock

Approximately 10 hrs before this earthquake hit, a larger 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck 38 km (24 mi) southwest of this one. For that reason, we classify the Mag. 5.0 earthquake as an aftershock.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

The risk of aftershocks decreases rapidly over time. Usually, aftershocks are at least one order of magnitude lower than a main shock.

The chance that a significant earthquake like this one is followed by an even larger earthquake is not so large. On average, scientists estimate a 94% chance that a major earthquake will not be followed by an even larger one. It is still adviced to be aware of this risk

Read: How to Stay Safe during an Earthquake (cdc.gov).

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. In total, 414 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 9 days.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 19/04/26 00:58 (). This article is automatically generated based on available data. We keep checking multiple sources for additional information. This article gets updated as new details on this earthquake become available.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us6000slyx
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20260402_0000256
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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